Extension
What’s in Your Soil? UConn Lab Has Answers
Processing over 14,000 samples a year, UConn's Soil Nutrient Analysis Lab helps residents and businesses learn about their soil with comprehensive, low-cost testing
Exploring STEM Futures through UConn 4-H’s Biotechnology Club
The Biotechnology Club is intentionally designed to complement classroom learning and prepare Connecticut students to enter the skilled, science-literate workforce
Go Bags and Stay Bins: Using Research and Outreach to Help Older Adults Prepare for Emergencies on Connecticut’s Coastline
A multi-agency, cross-disciplinary effort to help Connecticut residents stay aware and safe
New Program Trains CT Residents to Manage Invasive Plants
A new UConn Extension certificate program helps residents tackle the 100+ invasive species spreading throughout our state
What You Need to Know About Screwworm
There are no current cases of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the Northeast, but one UConn expert shares information to keep Connecticut animals and residents safe
From Kitchen Tables to Healthier Futures: 50+ Years of EFNEP
What began as in-home cooking lessons in the 1960s is now a program that reaches across Connecticut with evidence-based, impact-driven nutrition education
Plant and Soil Center Opens to the Public
UConn celebrated the opening of the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center, bringing together research, diagnostics, and community engagement and advance plant and soil health across Connecticut
UConn Extension Volunteers Are Preserving One of Connecticut’s Most Famous Homes
“The UConn Extension Master Gardener program opens doors, to learning about plants and to meeting people, preserving history, and being part of something bigger.”
Shucking Success: The Next Generation of Connecticut Shellfish Farmers
UConn Extension and Connecticut Sea Grant prepare aspiring entrepreneurs to navigate the challenges of shellfish aquaculture and sustain Connecticut’s historic working waterfront
UConn Extension Councils Help Connect Communities
Volunteer Extension Councils across the state help UConn Extension identify and respond to community needs